Jessamyn Lovell is a gender-fluid artist and licensed private investigator based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They hold a BFA from Rochester Institute of Technology, an MFA from California College of the Arts, and are currently a Principal Lecturer at the University of New Mexico. Lovell’s work on No Trespassing (where she surreptitiously documented her estranged father) and Dear Erin Hart (where she found, followed, and photographed her identity thief) led her to obtain her private investigator’s license. Lovell’s work has been featured by media outlets such as Hyperallergic, Wired, This American Life, the Today Show, BBC World News, and many more.
They are the recipient of several awards, including the Aperture Portfolio Prize and the Center for Teaching Excellence Excellence in Teaching Award, and were recently a Center for Teaching Excellence Fellow at UNM. Lovell is currently integrating her skills as a private investigator into her artistic practices as an ongoing conceptual art piece, titled D.I.Y. P.I. (Do It Yourself Private Investigation), and works with the internationally known performance troupe La Pocha Nostra as a producer and performer.
In article on LENSCRATCHER many of Jessamyn’s disguises are listed and explained such as Guardia de Seguridad para el Pueblo (AKA: Security Guard), Motel Maid Disguise (AKA:“Joyce”), Professional Woman Disguides (AKA: “Laura”), Pro-Life activist Disguise (AKA: “Laurel”), Barfly Disguise (AKA: “Chelsea”) and many more.
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